All-rounders: Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Rahmat Shah, Samiullah Shinwari, Azmatullah Omarzai

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The strength of Afghanistan cricket team lies in its all-rounders, with the likes of Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi being the poster boys for the sport in the country. The numbers for Rashid Khan in the ODI format are extraordinary, wherein he has played 87 matches to pick up a whopping 163 wickets, while scoring important runs at the lower middle order from time to time.

Gulbadin Naib, Rahmat Shah, and Samiullah Shinwari have been playing ODI cricket for Afghanistan for years, so their experience will be very valuable in the World Cup. Azmatullah Omarzai hasn’t set the stage alight in his brief one-day career, but he can get the call-up to the quadrennial event in India in case the preferred players aren’t available to play.